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Kuala Lumpur vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 2.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.54 MYR20.44
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.54 MYR20.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.84 MYR3.79	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.53 MYR2.40	-50.2%
Average			-55.5%

P'yongyang vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.95 MYR4.26	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.58 MYR34.10
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$7.22 MYR32.48	+112.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.36 MYR10.60	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.94 MYR8.71
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.24 MYR5.58
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.69 MYR3.11
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.25 MYR5.63
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.63 MYR2.82
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 MYR2.10
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.51 MYR2.31
Average			+16.3%

P'yongyang vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.77 MYR7.98
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.36 MYR51.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,478.71 MYR168,654.17
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.22 MYR46.00

P'yongyang vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$25.27 MYR113.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$536.30 MYR2,413.33	+525.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$371.69 MYR1,672.60	+333.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$50.02 MYR225.11
Average			+429.5%

P'yongyang vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$250.80 MYR1,128.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,920.55 MYR40,142.48

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pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$4.09 MYR18.40	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.92 MYR13.13	+172.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.09 MYR18.40
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.75 MYR201.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.77 MYR21.47
Average			+52.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.74 MYR259.82
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.00 MYR157.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$76.75 MYR345.39
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.25 MYR329.64

P'yongyang vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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